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don't really know how to get this photo, so you can view it without emailing it direct to you. any ideas ? So if this 8"x2" is a Purlin and it can't be removed, what is my best course of action ?

ok here is a photo of the 8" x 2", which as described there is 2 of them roughly 2.5m apart. [/img]

Thanks for the reply, So when you say fix new joists along side existing ones, are these bolted through to in efect double up the joist ? and do they then need to fixed to the ceiling below. removing the "ceiling binders would lower the floor by 8" which is good but they looked a very important...

I am intending to board out my loft and would like a bit of advice ! the loft has the usual 4"x2" ceiling joists but on top of these and running at 90 deg. are two 8" x 2" timbers which are fixed to the rafters and then right through the party wall. i would like a one level loft floor so would...